You will find the general information and daily notice and reminder from this wiki.
Please read the general information and check the notice and reminder frequently.
General Information
What is IDU? It is the abbreviation of InterDisciplinary Unit.
It allows you to understand a real-life topic through different subjects areas and prepares you to solves problems and create products from different perspectives. (IBO)
When is it?
24 June (Wednesday), 25 June (Thursday) and 26 June (Friday)
What are Y6 Kite group doing in these 3 days? 1. Seminar / talk / workshop: provided by a specialist from the "HK Sky Kite Association" 2. Research, design and create 2D and group kites (串鳶) applying Chinese traditional styles (criterion A) and based on a study of history, technology and design, mathematics and science. 3. Test and improve your kite. 4. To fly your kite and have kite flying competition. 5. Students produce a piece of literary work on the experience of making and flying the kite (criterion A) 6. Students write reflections to describe the benefits and limitations of disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge in specific situations and evaluates strengths and limitations of the interdisciplinary learning process (Criterion D).
Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression (個人與文化表達)
Subject Focus: Mathematics and Language & Literature (Chinese)
Purpose of integration: Respond to a clear aim for which perspectives must be brought together to create a product. 達到一個必須匯集各種觀點才能實現的明確目標（解決一個問題、創造一件作品、建構一種解釋、滿足一種需要）。
Key Concept: Creativity (創意) Related Concepts: Model, Self-expression (模型，自我表達)
Statement of Inquiry: Understanding model design and ancient culture is powerful to enhance creativity and self-expression. (了解模型設計和傳統文化能有效地提高創意和自我表達能力。)
Inquiry Questions: Factual What are Traditional patterns? (中國傳統圖案有何特色？) What Maths theories help us to facilitate the production (the Kite)? (什麼數學理論可以幫助我們製作成品（風箏）？) Conceptual What is the significance of a maths model? (數學模型有什麼重大意義？) How literary works help us to express ourselves? (文學作品如何幫助我們表達自我？) What experience is meaningful for producing my product (the writing/ reflection)? (什麼經驗有助我們創造有意義的作品（文學作品/ 反思）？) Debatable Can understanding model and culture enhance our creativity and self-expression? (理解模型和文化可以增強我們的創意和自我表達能力？)
ATL skills: Social skills (Collaboration): working in groups, accepting others, negotiating, teamwork, delegation, adapting roles, respecting others’ points of view (making and flying the group kite) Communication skills: presentation skills, informing others (making and flying the group kite) Self-management (Organisation & Reflection): self-management, goal setting, keeping to deadlines, self-aware, self-evaluate, process journal (produce a piece of reflective work: can be in different formats) Research Skills (Information literacy): accessing and organizing information (research Chinese History and cultural practices about kites) Thinking Skill (Creativity): (apply the knowledge and use their creativity to design and produce their own kite) Thinking skills (Transfer): generating ideas, planning, brainstorming, inquiring, outline, creative strategies making connection with the class subjects
Daily reflections: What I learned. What I found challenging. What I would do differently next time. What I really enjoyed. Approaches to learning: *How is my group going? *What learner profile attributes have I demonstrated today? *What learner profile attributes will I focus on? *What I am looking forward to tomorrow.
You should finish the following task tonight:
1. The good copy (design and colour) of the individual (personal) Kite, must bring in tomorrow.
2. Refer to the ppt to draft your Chinese writing.
The task you must finish tonight:
1. Your own design of a group and a personal kite.
2. Bring in colour / colour pens (粉彩，蠟筆或水彩）& newspaper or mat to protect the floor or the table.
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You will find the general information and daily notice and reminder from this wiki.
Please read the general information and check the notice and reminder frequently.
General Information
What is IDU?It is the abbreviation of InterDisciplinary Unit.
It allows you to understand a real-life topic through different subjects areas and prepares you to solves problems and create products from different perspectives. (IBO)
When is it?
24 June (Wednesday), 25 June (Thursday) and 26 June (Friday)
What are Y6 Kite group doing in these 3 days?
1. Seminar / talk / workshop: provided by a specialist from the "HK Sky Kite Association"
2. Research, design and create 2D and group kites (串鳶) applying Chinese traditional styles (criterion A) and based on a study of history, technology and design, mathematics and science.
3. Test and improve your kite.
4. To fly your kite and have kite flying competition.
5. Students produce a piece of literary work on the experience of making and flying the kite (criterion A)
6. Students write reflections to describe the benefits and limitations of disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge in specific situations and evaluates strengths and limitations of the interdisciplinary learning process (Criterion D).
Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression (個人與文化表達)
Subject Focus: Mathematics and Language & Literature (Chinese)
Purpose of integration: Respond to a clear aim for which perspectives must be brought together to create a product.
達到一個必須匯集各種觀點才能實現的明確目標（解決一個問題、創造一件作品、建構一種解釋、滿足一種需要）。
Key Concept: Creativity (創意)
Related Concepts: Model, Self-expression (模型，自我表達)
Statement of Inquiry: Understanding model design and ancient culture is powerful to enhance creativity and self-expression.
(了解模型設計和傳統文化能有效地提高創意和自我表達能力。)
Inquiry Questions:
Factual
What are Traditional patterns? (中國傳統圖案有何特色？)
What Maths theories help us to facilitate the production (the Kite)? (什麼數學理論可以幫助我們製作成品（風箏）？)
Conceptual
What is the significance of a maths model? (數學模型有什麼重大意義？)
How literary works help us to express ourselves? (文學作品如何幫助我們表達自我？)
What experience is meaningful for producing my product (the writing/ reflection)? (什麼經驗有助我們創造有意義的作品（文學作品/ 反思）？)
Debatable
Can understanding model and culture enhance our creativity and self-expression? (理解模型和文化可以增強我們的創意和自我表達能力？)
ATL skills:
Social skills (Collaboration): working in groups, accepting others, negotiating, teamwork, delegation, adapting roles, respecting others’ points of view (making and flying the group kite)
Communication skills: presentation skills, informing others (making and flying the group kite)
Self-management (Organisation & Reflection): self-management, goal setting, keeping to deadlines, self-aware, self-evaluate, process journal (produce a piece of reflective work: can be in different formats)
Research Skills (Information literacy): accessing and organizing information (research Chinese History and cultural practices about kites)
Thinking Skill (Creativity): (apply the knowledge and use their creativity to design and produce their own kite)
Thinking skills (Transfer): generating ideas, planning, brainstorming, inquiring, outline, creative strategies making connection with the class subjects
Daily reflections:
What I learned.
What I found challenging.
What I would do differently next time.
What I really enjoyed.
Approaches to learning:
*How is my group going?
*What learner profile attributes have I demonstrated today?
*What learner profile attributes will I focus on?
*What I am looking forward to tomorrow.
Useful sources of information:
Resources from our school library Library resources for Kite group
Encyclopedia Britannica
Hong Kong Sky Kite Association: http://kite.org.hk/
Kites in the Classroom: http://www.blueskylark.org/zoo/class.html
Designs: http://www.ehow.com/info_8695388_kite-designs.html
Instructions for a variety of kites: http://www.my-best-kite.com/how-to-make-a-kite.html
History: http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/cn_zgwh/2005-07/14/content_70620.htm
The diamond design is a simple one to begin with
There is a link showing all the required materials for each design
You need to scroll right down to find the instructions.
A Quiz to begin: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson056.shtml
Notice and reminders:
2015/06/25 (Thursday)
You should finish the following task tonight:
1. The good copy (design and colour) of the individual (personal) Kite, must bring in tomorrow.
2. Refer to the ppt to draft your Chinese writing.
Line up outside room 915 after your homeroom time.
We will show you how to put the paper on the framework and finish your kite.
2015/06/24 (Wednesday)
Time table:
2 Timetable.pdf
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Tasks:
3 SummativeTask.pdf
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Groupings:
Group A (6 Hope and 6 Trust) Room 915:Group B (6 Care, 6 Joy and 6 Peace) Room 916:
1. Your own design of a group and a personal kite.
2. Bring in colour / colour pens (粉彩，蠟筆或水彩）& newspaper or mat to protect the floor or the table.